On this October eve, remember to make time for the things you love. 

Painting Classes

Some of my up-and-coming subjects for October. 

 

A Shortcut...

 to deadly mushrooms. I only made up the first one. The other three are real species. Watercolor class project.

HALLOWEEN EXPRE$$

 I visited Halloween Express, everything was three times as expensive as it was two years ago. It is unfortunate, but I won't be buying much this year. It is just insane.

Harvest Home

 

Autumn is here and the weather is switching from hellishly hot to autumn here. I can finally get outside and start decorating. I am so happy, I hate how brief it is, but I am going to enjoy it while I can. I hope you will also be able to do the same. 

Curse the Sun!

 It is disgustingly hot out for me and my imps, but it is about to get very autumn out. At long last! The dark time is here once more!

Do You Wanna Party by Ethan Black

 

At Last, it is done. I was starting to think I would never get the time.

The painting process was difficult, due to how glow in the dark paint is so thin and I was not used to working with it. In the end, I had to use solid paint and mix the glow paint in, and then add a coat of glow paint over the whole. I love Return of the Living dead, Punk, and 80's horror. This is my homage to all of that.

Get in the Spirit!

 Before the spirit gets into YOU!

I doodled this on break one day in the office. 

Nashville Nightmare

We had a great time at Nashville Nightmare. It is still hot as hell out, but it was a great start to our Halloween season. 

 

Cut it Out

 Wood cutout Halloween art by me. 

What ya got Cookin?

 A fresh batch of kids... I mean corn. 

Dog Man

 Have you ever seen the dog man? I haven't but I know people who have. 

Magnificent Mexican

 I had lunch at a wonderful Day of the Dead themed restaurant called Tequilas Mexican Restaurant  The murals were great, and the food was great too. 

Gunther Returns

 I colorized my Gunther drawing.

Wating

 We are still waiting for cooler weather. I hate this triple digit heat.

Bones Bones Bonesbonesbones!

 A circle of magic to conjure the autumn air. This heat needs to end. 

Make Mine Spooky!

 I like to modify my notebooks, and other things, to be a bit spookier. It is just who I am.

The Witch

 I created this water color. It is featured on a lot of items in my store front

Halloween Shopping II

I love this Medusa, I don't have space for more though. 

These kids are so creepy, I want all three!

 

Halloween Shopping 1

 

Gunther

 Have you ever watched the horror film The Funhouse (1981) by Tobe Hooper? It scared me to death as a kid. The monster, Gunther, has always seemed both pathetic and terrifying. His deformity is too predatory to just me an unfortunate birth defect, but he also seems emotional and to have human desires. The movie isn't perfect, but I would put it in my top ten picks for late summer viewing. Perfect for the fair season.

Stacked

 It is time to break out the decorations and start sorting and planning for next month. 

The Red Moon

 This is a speed paining I created during a small painting class the other night right after the lunar eclipse. I only had about an hour and a half, so it is pretty basic. I think for the time invested that it turned out well. 

The Incomplete Works of Ethan Black

 I have not finished this painting and it bothers me. There is just not enough hours in a day. Mainly because the man steals them for his own profit. 

State Fair

 I work the state fair every year. My IT company helps with software and internet issues every year. This year there were a few great Halloween elements I want to share with you. This cup came home with me. 

I loved this Cerberus woodburning. 

Always happy to see pumpkins and there were a lot, but I did not get photos of all of it.

There was a table decorating contest, this one gets my vote. lol

There was a Jack o Lantern themed ride for kids. I did not have time to get closer.